The Hazel Park Vikings will challenge the South Lake Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Lake took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Hazel Park, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, Hazel Park earned a 15-8 victory over University Prep.
It was another big night for Montrell Parker, who rushed for 162 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 130 rushing yards.
Meanwhile, a win for South Lake just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 50-24 to Michigan Collegiate. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 337th, while the Cougars are ranked 163rd).
South Lake might have lost, but man, Rafeal Payne was a machine: he rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Payne a new career-high in rushing yards.
Hazel Park has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for South Lake, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Hazel Park has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 424.9 total yards per game. It's a different story for South Lake, though, as they've been averaging only 222.2. Will Hazel Park be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will South Lake flip the script? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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